This article is about a monster in the Tokusatsu genre.Molgon (モルゴン) is a kaiju that appeared in the Akuma-kun (Live Action) series in 1966.
Character History[]
Molgon appeared in episode 16 of the series. Initially the 7th guinea pig to be used in gamma ray-related experiments by Dr. Isezaki, he was mutated offscreen by the doctor's assistant, Manpei Kano, as revenge for the unethicalness of the experiments. Molgon then killed Dr. Isezaki and the other researchers for his experiments, being controlled by Manpei. After killing the researchers, Manpei would use his device to shrink Molgon and turn him back into a normal guinea pig.
After learning that Shingo Yamada and Mephisto's younger brother would put a stop to his plans, Manpei disguised himself as a hiker and used Molgon to subdue the two. Oddly enough, when Manpei tried to shrink Molgon again, he shrank Mephisto with him, and so decided to keep Mephisto in Molgon's cage temporarily. After Mephisto broke free, Manpei turned Molgon giant to destroy Shingo and his friend Jōhōya while they were in a car. All of them were eventually saved by Dr. Tomiya, who revealed he made a device to pacify Molgon, but was then destroyed by Manpei after he enters his room to serve everyone drugged tea. After Shingo tells Mephisto he caught Manpei in the act, Molgon appears outside to attack the two, getting so out of control he accidentally kills Manpei while destroying Tomiya's laboratory. Shingo then rides Mephisto's Magic Rocket and defeats Molgon by flying into him, an the creature burns to death.
After Molgon's defeat, his body was buried and paid respects to by the heroes.
Personality[]
Molgon is very animalistic, aggressive and destructive, roaring often. While they were initially very obedient to Manpei Kano, they quickly got out of control once he stayed giant for a long period of time.
Modus and Arsenal[]
- Flames: From it's mouth, Molgon can fire a deadly stream of flames.
Notes[]
Portrayal[]
- Molgon is portrayed by Kōji Kusabe (草部浩二, Kusabe Kōji), who was normally a film director.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Molgon's name comes from the Japanese word for "guinea pig", Morumotto (モルモット).
- While Akuma-Kun was airing, Molgon's suit was temporarily displayed on the back of a statue of the kaiju Giran, which was built in Korakuen amusement park, now Tokyo Dome City Attractions.
- Molgon's head seems to be repurposed from Ganda's suit.
- A poster of Molgon, alongside other antagonists from the 1966 Akuma-Kun series, appear in posters from an in-universe film studio in episode #2 of Ninja Hattori-Kun. In this appearance, he was renamed Gamapari. In episode #4, Molgon makes a physical appearance, dueling against Juratan in an in-universe stage show.